Tracey Crouch, Mary Macleod, David Nuttall and Jessica Lee all discuss tackling poverty in their maiden speeches

Here are excerpts from four more maiden speeches delivered during Thursday’s debate on poverty. Tracey Crouch, who gained Chatham and… Read more »

Pauline Latham uses her maiden speech to explain that Labour spite politicised her in the 1980s and how she has since taken an active interest in international development

Pauline Latham is the newly-elected MP for the new constituency of Mid Derbyshire. In her maiden speech this week, she… Read more »

Justin Tomlinson laments the lack of open spaces in new housing developments whilst Andrew Bingham has a money saving idea for local councils

Here are excerpts from the maiden speeches this week from two former local councillors elected to represent their patch in… Read more »

Newly-elected West Yorkshire Tory MPs Kris Hopkins and Alec Shelbrooke assert that ID cards would not prevent terrorism or illegal immigration in their Commons debuts

Among the maiden speeches made during the Second Reading debate on the bill to abolish ID cards were two from… Read more »

Guto Bebb, Andrew Griffiths and Nigel Adams all back local industries in their maiden speeches

Maiden speeches are often used by MPs to speak up for local industries in their constituencies. Here are three such… Read more »

Damian Hinds and Elizabeth Truss raise education issues in their maiden speeches

During the final day of debate on the Queen's Speech on Tuesday, two new Conservative MPs touched on important educational… Read more »

Caroline Dinenage and Alun Cairns use their maiden speeches to back military ventures in their constituencies

The new MP for Gosport, Caroline Dinenage, used her maiden speech on Wednesday to celebrate her constituency's "800-year history as… Read more »

Margaret Thatcher lauded in the maiden speeches of Mike Freer, Louise Bagshawe and Nick Boles (who also had a word or two to say about Quentin Davies)

Three of this week's maiden speeches delivered by new Conservative MPs featured particular praise for Baroness Thatcher. Mike Freer gained… Read more »

David Rutley and Jo Johnson agree that tackling the deficit should be the Government’s priority in their maiden speeches

During Tuesday's debate concentrating on the economy, two of the new Conservative MPs making maiden speeches hgihglighted the needs to… Read more »

In addressing the banking crisis in his maiden speech, Steve Baker calls for an examination of government’s role in the money and bank credit system

At the general election, Steve Baker inherited the Wycombe constituency from Paul Goodman, now of this parish. Steve began his… Read more »

Nicky Morgan and Gavin Williamson stress the importance of manufacturing as Kwasi Kwarteng uses his maiden speech to accuse Labour MPs of being in “never-never land”

More maiden speeches from yesterday’s debate on the Queen’s Speech, focusing on the economy. Nicky Morgan, who gained Loughborough at… Read more »

Robin Walker and Mark Pawsey pay tribute to the fathers in whose parliamentary footsteps they are following

Two MPs who were elected at the general election for the same seats that their fathers once represented made their… Read more »

In their maiden speeches, Sajid Javid makes the case for sound public finances and low taxation as Nadhim Zahawi argues against increasing capital gains tax

There were a large number of maiden speeches during yesterday's final day of debate on the Queen's Speech. Sajid Javid,… Read more »

Simon Hart reminds the Government not to forget rural Britain in his maiden speech as Margot James celebrates the “basic truths” and values of her constituents

The outgoing Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, Simon Hart, gained the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire at the election… Read more »

Matthew Hancock speaks in praise of localism in his maiden speech as Mark Reckless and Nigel Mills highlight police accountability and funding

Matthew Hancock, who replaced Richard Spring as MP for Suffolk West, used his maiden speech yesterday to endorse “the devolution… Read more »